Interlace - Mennello Museum of American Art - Orlando, Florida, USA.
N 28° 34.199 W 081° 22.028
17R E 464094 N 3160399
Interlace - A heavy steel, white, silhouette sculpture, standing approx 14 feet tall, by sculptor Albert Paley. Located in front of the Mennello Museum of American Art, at Loch Haven Park, Orlando, USA.
Waymark Code: WMFT73
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 11/27/2012
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This massive heavy steel sculpture, approx 16 x 14 feet is made from 2" thick steel plate. Each plate is cut in a jagged profile, and added to the sculpture, and welded in position
The sculpture was aquired by the Museum in 2002.
In 2006 Paley also made a smaller version of Interlace in bronze. Approx 3.6 x 4.5 x 1.3 feet. Naples Museum Web Site:
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There are two Sculptures by Paley in the Mannello Museum Sculpture Garden, Star & Interlace, both are typical of his work.
"Albert Paley is the first metal sculptor to receive the coveted Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Institute of Architects, the AIA’s highest award to a non-architect. Albert Paley has been active as an artist for over 30 years. At his studio in Rochester, New York, he and his staff work in a variety of metalworking disciplines.
Commissioned by both public institutions and private corporations, Paley has completed more than 50 site-specific works. Some notable examples are the Portal Gates for the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., the Portal Gates for the New York State Senate Chambers in Albany and a plaza sculpture for AT&T in Atlanta, Georgia.
Pieces by Albert Paley can be found in the permanent collections of many major museums including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and The British Museum in London." Text Source: (
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